Videos tagged with "racetracks"

Melissa Dafnis The Racing Years [03:51]
Some of my wins at various racetracks between 1991 and 1994. I rode around 1200 races and won about 125 before I "retired" from racing in 1994. Most of my races were at Charles Town Race Track in West Virginia.
Tags: Horse Racing, Melissa Dafnis

New Owners Have Big Plans for Monmouth Park Race track [13:37]
At a recent Press event at Monmouth Park, Long Branch, NJ, Dennis Drazin, attorney and thoroughbred owner, spoke about the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, who have formed a new corporation to take over the reins of this historic facility. A hotel, water park, and future slot machines are all in the future plans.
Tags: Monmouth Park, New Jersey racing, racetracks, horse racing, New Jersey travel

PC MPP John O'Toole speaking at Queen's Park rally for Ontario's horse racing industry [00:40]
On Monday, March 26, members and supporters of Ontario's horse-racing industry showed up at Queen's Park en masse to protest the Ontario Liberal Government's decision to close slot parlours at a number of provincial raceways and inexplicably walk away from the mutually-beneficial and highly-successful slots-at-racetracks contractual partnership. With buses from all over the province converging on Queen's Park, more than 1500 individuals, including MPPs, representatives from all of Ontario's horsemen's groups and other political representatives, congregated in order to let elected leaders and the mass media know that the industry will not take the Liberals' hasty, misinformed, and reckless decision in stride. In closing multiple raceway slots parlours and planning to step away from the economic machine which is the slots-at-racetracks program, the Provincial Liberal Government has essentially taken the stance that employing 60000 Ontarians, raking in more than $1.36-billion in direct annual revenue, and creating $2-billion in annual economic impact for the province is not worth trumpeting, let alone saving. Finance Minister Dwight Duncan has been falsely referring to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Slots at Racetrack revenue sharing program as a subsidy. His claim is that the Government has been providing a $345 million annual subsidy to Ontario's Horse Racing Industry. In a recent fundraising email to supporters, the Ontario Liberal Party suggested that they are "choosing ...
Tags: Ontario, Horse Racing, Horses, Breeding, harness racing, OLG, thoroughbred, standardbred, quarter horse, Liberal, Dwight Duncan, Andrea Horwath, Tim Hudak, farmer, farming, agriculture, casino, gambling, bet, Dalton mcguinty, jobs, employment, racetrack,

-JackyMartin AA 2011.mov [04:51]
A national fundraiser for seriously injured jockey Jacky Martin will be held at racetracks across the country on Saturday, October 8th. On that day, thoroughbred and quarter horse jockeys are being asked to contribute a losing mount fee to help with costs associated with the long-term care for the champion quarter horse jockey who was paralyzed after a spill at Ruidoso Downs. Funds for Martin's long-term care will be partially served by the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Chaplaincy benevolence fund, which has a longstanding mission of helping people in need, such as Martin. Contributions to the benevolence fund can be made by writing a check to the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Chaplaincy and indicate on the memo line it should be for the benevolence fund. Checks then should be sent to Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Chaplaincy, Ruidoso Downs, PO Box 449, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346. Never viewed before Jacky Martin interview taped just hours before his accident at Ruidoso Downs with Tom Dawson for SureBet Racing News.
Tags: jacky martin, all american futurity, horse racing, jockey, surebet racing news, ruidoso, disabled jockey fund

Lyle Lovett in Austin, Texas for The Day at the Capitol [01:24]
Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett talks to Q-Racing Ace Martha Claussen about the importance of legislative initiatives for slot machines at racetracks to fuel the Texas Racing industry
Tags: texas racing, slot machines at racetracks, quarter horse racing, Lyle Lovett